News Tiana's Bayou Adventure - latest details and construction progress

mickEblu

mickEblu

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JohnD said:
Okay. I rode it. I'll add to what has already been said. . But Tiana could have been so much better. Three scenes of finding band members and nothing in between. Then the shrunk scene. This segment is growing on me. Then the finale. The most incriminating thing about it: It's a one and done. Wasn't so Splash.
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TBA is awful but I don’t think it’ll be One n Done for the vast majority of people. You still have the thrill aspect and people that will want to cool down on hot days. Basically, the stuff that didn’t change from Splash Mountain haha.
 
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Brer Oswald

Brer Oswald

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mickEblu said:
TBA is awful but I don’t think it’ll be One n Done for the vast majority of people. You still have the thrill aspect and people that will want to cool down on hot days. Basically, the stuff that didn’t change from Splash Mountain haha.
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One and done per trip maybe. Speaking from experience riding the Florida version, I would marathon Splash. I rode TBA twice (with a gap of one week between those two rides) and I was done. The only reason we did it a third time was because I had booked a Lightning Lane 2 weeks prior.

There are no hidden details to warrant repeat rides. The soundtrack does not fit the track layout, nor is it as engaging and catchy as Splash. It's pretty boring. Like you said, it's only there to get people wet. It's not an E ticket Disney Dark ride anymore.
 
seabreezept813

seabreezept813

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Brer Oswald said:
One and done per trip maybe. Speaking from experience riding the Florida version, I would marathon Splash. I rode TBA twice (with a gap of one week between those two rides) and I was done. The only reason we did it a third time was because I had booked a Lightning Lane 2 weeks prior.

There are no hidden details to warrant repeat rides. The soundtrack does not fit the track layout, nor is it as engaging and catchy as Splash. It's pretty boring. Like you said, it's only there to get people wet. It's not an E ticket Disney Dark ride anymore.
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I agree. I rode Splash like 5 times the trip we took before it closed and enjoyed it each time, even though the ride was already being left in shambles. We did Tiana this summer during the Halloween party and enjoyed it, but then when we went back on our full MK day I felt like we were wasting time because of needing to RS. My husband specifically didn't want to ride it twice as he said he just doesn't like it as much anymore.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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Brer Oswald said:
One and done per trip maybe. Speaking from experience riding the Florida version, I would marathon Splash. I rode TBA twice (with a gap of one week between those two rides) and I was done. The only reason we did it a third time was because I had booked a Lightning Lane 2 weeks prior.

There are no hidden details to warrant repeat rides. The soundtrack does not fit the track layout, nor is it as engaging and catchy as Splash. It's pretty boring. Like you said, it's only there to get people wet. It's not an E ticket Disney Dark ride anymore.
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One or less per trip sounds about right.

For me as a MK less than one hour 1/2 from the park that does 7-8 hour days at the park with kids, I rarely ride anything more than once per day. That probably goes for most MKs I’d imagine. I didn’t even ride Splash more than once every 3-4 trips because of the kids who were too short/ scared and the soaking factor. So I’d imagine it’ll be less than every 3-4 trips for TBA for me.
 
JohnD

JohnD

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mickEblu said:
TBA is awful but I don’t think it’ll be One n Done for the vast majority of people. You still have the thrill aspect and people that will want to cool down on hot days. Basically, the stuff that didn’t change from Splash Mountain haha.
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I'm at the Haloween Party right now. I suppose I'll ride it again just because.
 
Jayspency

Jayspency

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Brer Oswald said:
One and done per trip maybe. Speaking from experience riding the Florida version, I would marathon Splash. I rode TBA twice (with a gap of one week between those two rides) and I was done. The only reason we did it a third time was because I had booked a Lightning Lane 2 weeks prior.

There are no hidden details to warrant repeat rides. The soundtrack does not fit the track layout, nor is it as engaging and catchy as Splash. It's pretty boring. Like you said, it's only there to get people wet. It's not an E ticket Disney Dark ride anymore.
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Definitely not following the Baxter design philosophy.
 
seabreezept813

seabreezept813

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EagleScout610 said:
My cousin, who would try to get on Splash at least 3x a visit, said Bayou was a one-and-done for him. He enjoys the drops, but the story was a no go for him.
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It feels weird to go on a ride whose story is very pre-school and elementary aged, but my 3 and 6 year old are waiting for us to get off because they're scared of the actual ride. Like I would enjoy it more if I could experience it with them. I think something like Under the Sea for Tiana's plot would have made much more sense.
 
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James Alucobond

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There’s something hilarious about a thread of people acting aggrieved about doing something fun.

“I guess I’ll ride this thing a third time, but I certainly won’t enjoy it!”

(To be clear, not saying criticism isn’t warranted, just found the level of grump funny from people begrudgingly riding the ride multiple times while frowning.)
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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seabreezept813 said:
It feels weird to go on a ride whose story is very pre-school and elementary aged, but my 3 and 6 year old are waiting for us to get off because they're scared of the actual ride. Like I would enjoy it more if I could experience it with them. I think something like Under the Sea for Tiana's plot would have made much more sense.
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I think something else taking over the Splash building would have been better... I would have preferred they create a new IP specifically designed to fit the Frontierland location...Change the mountain to closer match the rockwork and range of Big Thunder... Use some of the Wester River Expedition ideas.... and then Purpose-build Tiana a ride based on the actual source material instead of some board-room committee storyline... Placed where something with a New Orleans theme would make sense... Even if Animal Kingdom had a new area with animal exhibits based on the American Bayou Flora and Fauna, and a New Orleans Square area... With the Tiana ride as it's center... THen Tiana would not be a disconnected add-on, but the centerpiece of a whole area dedicated to the IP...
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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Brer Panther said:
This guy on Twitter is claiming that a lot of animatronics from the two Splash Mountains were sent to the Disney Archives:


Anyone know if there's any truth to that?
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Disney has gigantic warehouse archives... sure they may save some,that doesn't mean they will ever be seen or used again.... They will just be squirreled away in a vault..... Maybe they will use the vultures again in Villain's Land....
 
EagleScout610

EagleScout610

This time of year I become rather Grinchy
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Brer Panther said:
This guy on Twitter is claiming that a lot of animatronics from the two Splash Mountains were sent to the Disney Archives:


Anyone know if there's any truth to that?
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I've heard most of the stuff from Splash was tossed due to the fast turn around and that only Disneyland’s Movin' Along Br'er Rabbit was archived. I'd love to be wrong, though.
 

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